assassins creed audience

Question 1

target audience

Answer 1

male and female
-can choose the characters gender
historical/sci fi fans
-assassins creed brand identity
-unique selling point

Question 2

blumer and katz uses and gratifications applied

Answer 2

education and surveillance
-geographical and historical
diversion and relaxation
-escapism
-high quality graphics
-hyper reality

Question 3

assassins creed appeal to wider audiences

Answer 3

-E3 forum, presold audience
-choose eivor gender
-fan forum

Question 4

conform jenkins fan theory

Answer 4

fan forums
-invested, inter relate with others
modding
-keeping game alive, textual poaching, player power

Question 5

bandura theory what can be imitated

Answer 5

-vigilante justice, taking matters to own hands
-hand to hand combat
-bad language
-weaponry, axe

Question 6

baudrillard postmodern

Answer 6

-constant play in hyper reality can cause player to immitate behavior
-dependent on individual
-vulnerable young person
-rational or intelligent

Question 7

why pegi 18

Answer 7

-violence
-language
-graphic gore
-motiveless killing of innocents

Question 8

ubisoft happy with pegi 18

Answer 8

-wider audience
-players can access at young age
-excitement for younger audience

Question 9

conform livingstone and lunt regulation

Answer 9

-readily available (download)
-unregulated